5 Easily Made Men’s Fashion Mistakes (And How To Fix Them)
Simple Style Mistakes
When you’re learning the ropes, style can be an unforgiving and cruel mistress. The wrong advice or a misguided purchase can quickly leave you looking the fool, and your bank balance a little worse for wear.
Making the decision to start dressing better often comes with a huge surge of excitement and an initial confidence boost, but it can also be daunting. Having to step out of your comfort zone, adopt a different mindset and spend your hard-earned cash on a new wardrobe is never easy. Of course, FashionBeans’ men’s fashion basics series is the best there is and will quickly increase your knowledge, yet that unfortunately doesn’t guarantee style success.
The road to becoming a well-dressed gent is littered with rookie mistakes, often unbeknownst to the wearer, and this is what we plan to help you identify, and rectify, today…
1. Overmatching
In past eras, the pocket square was deemed an essential part of formal attire; nowadays not so much. For the modern style-conscious gent, this discerning accessory offers an easy way to add flair and individuality to your tailoring. However, it can also quickly fall foul of a faux pas. The crime in question? Overmatching.
In this instance, it means matching – whether it be through identical colours or prints – your pocket square to your tie. It’s a cheap move that has become a common occurrence due to the sheer amount of pocket square and tie gift sets now available on the market. This mistake stretches well beyond the realm of formal accessories though. Matching colours or prints across an outfit looks too contrived and precise.
This applies to accessories and shoes more than anything; a pop of red on your footwear doesn’t have to be followed up by a corresponding splash of the same scarlet hue on your belt, hat and bag. Such a crime has accelerated of late as modern men begin to take a bolder approach to their personal style, with the industry continuing to push bright colours and vivid prints. The fix? Consider your overall aesthetic, rather than individual items, and look to utilise complementary colours or tonal shades.
